Whoa! Sia finally removes her wig for an airport stroll

She's one of pop music's most famous stars today, and yet, many fans have no idea what Sia actually looks like.

That's because the singer/songwriter purposefully hides her face during performances and interviews. As she explained to James Corden from behind her wig during their "Carpool Karaoke" session, "I don't wear this unless there are cameras around. I only wear this to try and maintain a modicum of privacy."

However, like most travelers about to embark on a 15-hour flight, the 41-year-old singer skipped the elaborate costume for her trip to LAX on Wednesday, en route to the Emirates, where she’s headlining the Dubai World Cup. Instead, she looked fresh-faced in Kenzo sweatpants and a matching beige sweatshirt.

That same day, Sia also teased her upcoming appearance on Sesame Street while wearing a wig that showed off her eyes, paired with a giant clown nose that provided extra facial coverage.

As the singer told Corden in their interview, she had deeper reasons for deciding to hide her face in public, stemming from her past history with substance abuse. "I was a singer for 10 or 11 years to mediocre success. I was an alcoholic and a drug addict, and I sobered up and I decided I didn’t want to be an artist anymore because I was starting to get a little bit famous and it was destabilizing in some way," she said. "I thought, ‘What doesn’t exist in pop music at the moment?’ And it was mystery! I was like, 'There’s pictures on Instagram of everyone at the dentist.'"

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Sia Makes A Rare Appearance Without Her Wig

It’s nice to see ya, Sia!

“The Greatest” singer and songwriter, who is seldom seen without a massive face-covering wig, looked fresh-faced and gorgeous at the airport in Los Angeles on Wednesday ― no wig in sight.

The 41-year-old told Ellen Degeneres in 2015 that she wears the wigs to maintain her privacy.

“Well, it’s so that I can go to Target and buy a hose if I want to, and/or if I’m in need of a restroom and I can’t find one, I could go by the side of the road and nobody would be following me with a camera trying to get ‘the shot,’” she said.

Fair enough, but why forego face-shielding at LAX, where paparazzi are known to camp out? Perhaps she was on her way to the paparazzi-free terminal built in 2015 to accommodate VIPs. Or, considering the size of some of those famous wigs, maybe she couldn’t fit one in the overhead bin.

Of course, there’s also the fact that airline staff and TSA agents need to see a passenger’s face so they can match it to her passport.

No matter the reason, Sia looks both lovely and like the epitome of airplane outfit goals in her comfy all-beige Kenzo sweatsuit.